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Our Generation

Since the late 1960s, Northern Ireland has seen an immense landscape of activity in all aspects of society. Implicit within the heritage of the period are the recurring motifs of conflict, violence, peace and reconciliation.

It is against this backdrop that the Our Generation Archive sets out to document the reminiscences and insight of people, who in a myriad of ways, sought to build positive structures, resources and services in the community.

The Our Generation Archive is therefore not so much a hidden heritage, more an unrecorded one of a generation of people who tried new ideas and new ways of engaging others in actions to effect change and build a modern society.

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Vintage street scene featuring Our Generation: Ballymurphy – The People’s Co-ops, showcasing community-focused brand strategy and storytelling.

Our Generation: Ballymurphy – The People’s Co-ops

West Belfast’s Ballymurphy residents built co-operatives including enterprises and petrol station during Troubles despite Army takeover, leaving legacy of community self-determination.
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18/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Michael Paterson

RUC officer Dr Michael Patterson lost his arm in 1981 Suffolk Road explosion, became clinical psychologist specializing in trauma, works with Glencree Centre facilitating ex-combatant reconciliation.
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18/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Denis O’Hearn

New Mexico-born Denis came to Belfast in 1970s, chaired West Belfast Economic Forum, wrote biography on Bobby Sands, now works with US supermax prisoners.
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16/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Jim Deery

Jim Deery co-developed New Lodge Ashton Centre enterprise initiative, advocates for early years intervention and ex-prisoner inclusion to overcome sectarian violence and interface barriers.
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16/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Samuel Malcolmson

RUC officer Samuel Malcolmson was shot in 1972 Crossmaglen ambush leaving one leg paralysed; forty years later he endures pain yet seeks meeting with shooter.
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14/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Angela Ifonlaja

Angela moved from Nigeria to Belfast as barrister, founded Expo-Nations cultural showcase uniting diverse ethnic communities while championing youth empowerment and driving positive social change.
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14/02/2013

Our Generation: Tar Anall

Republican women including Geraldine McKee and Rosemary Lawlor formed 50+ Group at Conway Mill, recalling Troubles experiences, internment protests, and Hunger Strike activism.
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14/02/2013

Our Generation: Raising Standards

Radical Arts Theatre artists including Benjamin Zephaniah and Michael Baker staged May Day 1992 installations and poetry on Belfast’s Donegall Street amid ongoing conflict and political talks.
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14/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Alan Houston

Portstewart’s Alan volunteered with Community Festival youth work, developed men’s health initiatives at East Belfast Partnership, campaigns against segregation and youth unemployment.
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14/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Helen Holland

Helen Holland established playgroups and renovated community halls in Ballysillan, organising various voluntary activities for children and pensioners while navigating Troubles-related safety constraints.
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13/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Aodán Mac Poilin

West Belfast’s Aodán secured funding for Shaws Road Irish-medium school, worked at Ultach Trust, championing cross-community language revival and independent Irish television broadcasting.
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13/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Ruth Taillon

Canadian-born Ruth moved to Belfast during Troubles, campaigned for Armagh women prisoners, co-founded Mary Ann McCracken Historical Society, and lobbied Stormont for women’s centre funding.
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13/02/2013
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